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1939 Chicago Cubs

Pitching Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1938 / 1940

84-70, Finished 4th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Gabby Hartnett (84-70)
Scored 724 runs, Allowed 678 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 82-72

Ballparks: Wrigley Field · Attendance: 726,663 (4th of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 100 · one-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 100

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1938 / 1940 Pitching Statistics

Team Pitching

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Rk	Pos		Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
1	SP	Bill Lee	29	19	15	.559	3.44	37	36	1	20	1	0	282.1	295	125	108	18	85		105	1	1	4	1202	114	1.346	9.4	0.6	2.7	3.3	1.24
2	SP	Claude Passeau	30	13	9	.591	3.05	34	27	6	13	1	3	221.0	215	86	75	8	48		108	4	0	0	914	128	1.190	8.8	0.3	2.0	4.4	2.25
3	SP	Larry French*	31	15	8	.652	3.29	36	21	11	10	2	1	194.0	205	80	71	7	50		98	1	0	5	828	119	1.314	9.5	0.3	2.3	4.5	1.96
4	SP	Vance Page	33	7	7	.500	3.88	27	17	6	8	1	1	139.1	169	77	60	8	37		43	1	0	2	620	101	1.478	10.9	0.5	2.4	2.8	1.16
5	SP	Dizzy Dean	29	6	4	.600	3.36	19	13	5	7	2	0	96.1	98	40	36	4	17		27	1	0	0	403	117	1.194	9.2	0.4	1.6	2.5	1.59
Rk	Pos		Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
6	RP	Charlie Root	40	8	8	.500	4.03	35	16	12	8	0	4	167.1	189	83	75	11	34		65	2	1	0	709	97	1.333	10.2	0.6	1.8	3.5	1.91
7	RP	Earl Whitehill*	40	4	7	.364	5.14	24	11	5	2	1	1	89.1	102	59	51	8	50		42	5	0	4	416	77	1.701	10.3	0.8	5.0	4.2	0.84
8	RP	Jack Russell	33	4	3	.571	3.67	39	0	24	0	0	3	68.2	78	32	28	3	24		32	0	0	1	308	107	1.485	10.2	0.4	3.1	4.2	1.33
9	RP	Gene Lillard	25	3	5	.375	6.55	20	7	4	2	0	0	55.0	68	48	40	2	36		31	3	0	2	264	60	1.891	11.1	0.3	5.9	5.1	0.86
Rk	Pos		Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
10		Clay Bryant	27	2	1	.667	5.74	4	4	0	2	0	0	31.1	42	23	20	3	14		9	1	0	1	154	69	1.787	12.1	0.9	4.0	2.6	0.64
11		Kirby Higbe	24	2	1	.667	3.18	9	2	6	0	0	0	22.2	12	9	8	0	22		16	0	0	0	101	125	1.500	4.8	0.0	8.7	6.4	0.73
12		Ray Harrell	27	0	2	.000	8.31	4	2	0	0	0	0	17.1	29	16	16	2	6		5	0	1	1	82	48	2.019	15.1	1.0	3.1	2.6	0.83
13		Vern Olsen*	21	1	0	1.000	0.00	4	0	4	0	0	0	7.2	2	0	0	0	7		3	0	0	0	30		1.174	2.3	0.0	8.2	3.5	0.43
		Team Totals	31.7	84	70	.545	3.80	156	156	84	72	8	13	1392.1	1504	678	588	74	430		584	19	3	20	6031	103	1.389	9.7	0.5	2.8	3.8	1.36
		Rank in 8 NL teams		3	5		5				2	6	5	3	7	5	5	3	3		3
Rk	Pos		Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB

* - throws left-handed, # - throws both, else - throws right, ? - unknown

Team Neutralized Pitching

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	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact	Gact
Clay Bryant	27	1	2	.333	5.56	34.0	44	23	21	3	15	10	1	1.735	11.6	4.0	2.6	0.67	0.8	4	4
Dizzy Dean	29	7	4	.636	3.30	101.0	102	41	37	4	18	28	1	1.188	9.1	1.6	2.5	1.56	0.4	19	19
Larry French*	31	13	9	.591	3.31	201.0	215	82	74	7	52	102	1	1.328	9.6	2.3	4.6	1.96	0.3	36	36
Ray Harrell	27	4	8	.333	5.90	116.0	136	84	76	8	65	42	4	1.733	10.6	5.0	3.3	0.65	0.6	26	26
Kirby Higbe	24	9	14	.391	4.77	215.0	231	127	114	10	129	97	10	1.674	9.7	5.4	4.1	0.75	0.4	43	43
Bill Lee	29	18	14	.563	3.53	288.0	309	126	113	19	89	107	1	1.382	9.7	2.8	3.3	1.20	0.6	37	37
Gene Lillard	25	1	5	.167	6.87	55.0	72	47	42	2	38	31	3	2.000	11.8	6.2	5.1	0.82	0.3	20	20
Joe Marty	25	0	0		6.75	4.0	2	3	3	0	3	1	0	1.250	4.5	6.8	2.3	0.33	0.0	1	1
Vern Olsen*	21	0	0		0.00	8.0	2	0	0	0	7	3	0	1.125	2.3	7.9	3.4	0.43	0.0	4	4
Vance Page	33	8	8	.500	3.91	145.0	178	70	63	8	39	45	1	1.497	11.0	2.4	2.8	1.15	0.5	27	27
Claude Passeau	30	18	13	.581	3.35	282.0	283	117	105	9	77	141	5	1.277	9.0	2.5	4.5	1.83	0.3	42	42
Charlie Root	40	9	9	.500	4.13	170.0	198	87	78	12	36	66	2	1.376	10.5	1.9	3.5	1.83	0.6	35	35
Jack Russell	33	4	4	.500	3.63	72.0	82	32	29	3	25	34	0	1.486	10.3	3.1	4.3	1.36	0.4	39	39
Earl Whitehill*	40	4	6	.400	5.24	91.0	107	59	53	8	52	43	5	1.747	10.6	5.1	4.3	0.83	0.8	24	24
	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact	Gact

Team Cumulative Pitching

· League Register

	Age	Yrs	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
Clay Bryant	27	5	32	19	.627	3.67	121	44	46	23	4	7	517.0	485	237	211	11	248		267	5	2	13	2243	106	1.418	8.4	0.2	4.3	4.6	1.08	106
Dizzy Dean	29	9	147	80	.648	2.96	305	219	75	151	26	30	1908.1	1845	736	628	91	432		1144	27	5	12	7903	133	1.193	8.7	0.4	2.0	5.4	2.65	133
Larry French*	31	11	163	139	.540	3.49	460	317	88	166	32	15	2604.2	2831	1214	1009	140	672		950	30	2	32	11157	115	1.345	9.8	0.5	2.3	3.3	1.41	115
Ray Harrell	27	4	9	20	.310	5.73	104	31	31	6	1	3	301.1	346	229	192	25	161		126	9	1	12	1406	69	1.683	10.3	0.7	4.8	3.8	0.78	69
Kirby Higbe	24	3	13	15	.464	4.72	46	30	14	14	1	2	225.0	234	131	118	12	130		101	10	0	8	1033	83	1.618	9.4	0.5	5.2	4.0	0.78	83
Bill Lee	29	6	106	70	.602	3.21	240	201	24	110	23	8	1570.2	1562	645	560	84	483		640	13	3	31	6590	122	1.302	9.0	0.5	2.8	3.7	1.33	122
Gene Lillard	25	1	3	5	.375	6.55	20	7	4	2	0	0	55.0	68	48	40	2	36		31	3	0	2	264	60	1.891	11.1	0.3	5.9	5.1	0.86	60
Joe Marty	25	1	0	0		4.50	1	0	1	0	0	0	4.0	2	2	2	0	3		1	0	0	0	17	96	1.250	4.5	0.0	6.8	2.3	0.33	96
Vern Olsen*	21	1	1	0	1.000	0.00	4	0	4	0	0	0	7.2	2	0	0	0	7		3	0	0	0	30		1.174	2.3	0.0	8.2	3.5	0.43
Vance Page	33	2	12	11	.522	3.86	40	26	8	11	1	2	207.1	259	110	89	12	50		61	1	1	3	915	101	1.490	11.2	0.5	2.2	2.6	1.22	101
Claude Passeau	30	5	51	65	.440	3.94	186	124	47	58	5	9	1026.0	1152	539	449	40	302		458	22	0	5	4493	106	1.417	10.1	0.4	2.6	4.0	1.52	106
Charlie Root	40	15	191	149	.562	3.51	577	318	171	170	21	39	2978.2	3001	1338	1162	171	819		1363	78	3	21	12555	114	1.282	9.1	0.5	2.5	4.1	1.66	114
Jack Russell	33	14	82	137	.374	4.52	531	182	201	71	3	37	1996.2	2401	1165	1002	82	545		402	26	5	22	8778	96	1.475	10.8	0.4	2.5	1.8	0.74	96
Earl Whitehill*	40	17	218	185	.541	4.36	541	473	47	226	16	11	3564.2	3917	2018	1726	192	1431		1350	101	6	43	15781	100	1.500	9.9	0.5	3.6	3.4	0.94	100
	Age	Yrs	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+

1938 / 1940 Pitching Statistics

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